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Is Netanyahu Playing a Geopolitical Chess Game to Drive a Wedge Between Russia and Syria?
Was Putin’s alleged “green lighting” of Israeli missile strikes on Syria an intentional ploy on the part of Netanyahu to spread distrust between the Russia, Syria, and Iran?
by Whitney Webb
A string of events, beginning with the exchange of missiles between Israeli and Syrian forces last Thursday, has brought the relationship between Russia and Syria under new scrutiny, leading some to suggest that Syria’s greatest ally may be faltering in its resolve to protect the government of Bashar al-Assad from regime change.
On Wednesday, just a few hours before the strikes, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met in Moscow to discuss the Syrian co...